01399cam a2200313 4500 1297829355 TxAuBib 20090414120000.0 891027s1989||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 89020509 9780809464548 0809464543 9780809464555 lib. bdg. 0809464551 lib. bdg. DLC DLC DLC ICrlF IMchF-DB TxAuBib Powers of the crown : time frame AD 1600-1700 / by the editors of Time-Life Books. Alexandria, VA : Time Life, 1989. 156 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm. Time frame Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-[174]) and index. Tokugawa Japan -- China's Manchu overlords -- The Great Shah of Persia -- Civil war in England -- The rise of the Dutch Republic -- Newcomers to the New World. Discusses different ruling groups throughout the world including the shoguns of Japan, the absolute monarchies in France and England, the rise of the middle class and republicanism, and the settlement of the New World. Adult. 19930109. History, Modern 17th century. Modern history 1600-1699 (17th century.) Time-Life Books. Time frame.